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Tracking the Tiger: Tiger Bass and Their Growth in the Southeast
Tiger Bass is a buzzword among pond owners and bass anglers throughout the Southeast. Word of its success has traveled overseas to such unlikely places as Japan and Italy. What ...
Starting Over
There are more than 2.5 million ponds scattered across the United States. Most of these ponds provide fair to excellent recreational fishing opportunities. However, a variety of problems can affect pond ...
Want to Build a Pond? Planning the Perfect Fishing Hole
The aroma of fresh-turned earth grabs your senses. There’s nothing like it. That big silver blade on the front of a bulldozer can cut, push, tumble, shape and re-shape ...
Field Notes: The A B C’s of Aquatic Plants
This is the time of year our phone rings off the hook from anxious pondmeisters who are concerned about the aquatic plant growth in their precious ponds. Some are wringing ...
High End – What Does That Mean?
From the perspective of someone who truly understands the term “high end”, there’s nothing much worse than hiring a consultant and then finding out later they don’t understand ...
Evaluating Larry Hensley’s Lake
Allow me to introduce you to Larry and Jan Hensley, from Odessa, Texas. This 50-something couple has worked hard their entire lives. But, they also play hard. The Hensley’s ...
Know Your Pond Life: Dragonflies…What’s the Point?
Dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies…we see them each spring, some we see all summer. They flit around the pond, doing what they do. In spring, seems like every window and door ...